Understanding Arts and Arts Education (Theory) Block : Art Education

Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore has said
“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but
makes our life in harmony with all existence.” 

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Understanding Arts and Arts Education (Theory)
Block 1 : Art Education
Notes
1.7 SUGGESTED READING & REFERENCES
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_India
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_folk_dances
www.indianfolkdances.com/folk-dances-india.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_India
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1.8 UNIT-END EXERCISES
Activity I
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Let the children read about the national movement and how with so many
sacrifices we finally got our freedom. Let them find out which event affected
them the most. Let them collect music and props and enact or choreograph
the entire struggle and the final outcome.
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Divide the class into various groups to depict different tableaus on Indian
National Movement. Mutiny1857....JallianwalaBagh massacre...Dandi
March.... Non Cooperation Movement...Simon Commission....execution of
life sentence to Bhagat Singh... Emergence of Gandhi...Nehru’s speech on
the Independence Day
Activity II
Clay Creation: Have a pottery workshop.
Let the children have the sensorial experience of touching and feeling the clay.
You may invite a local potter to help them create their own creations. In fact, a
series of workshops can be organized. The two main tools used by the potter are
his hands and his wheels.
They can make clay plaques to hang on the wall in the form of flat bases
with various forms and figures.
They can create pots of various shapes and sizes and paint them later.
They can create plants and animal shapes.
Even utilitarian items like utensils, stands, paintings, different kinds of
motifs, stamps, images of Gods and Goddesses, artifacts, etc. can be
prepared.

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